MS SB2442 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 37-3-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Mental-wellness Approaches In Educator Preparation Programs; To Define Mental-wellness Approaches; To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Public School Districts And Public Charter Schools Shall Have At Least One School Counselor Or Mental Health Services Provider Per 250 Students; To Require School Counselors Or School-based Mental Health Services Providers To Create A Mental-wellness Team For Each School; To Require School Districts And Public Charter Schools To Report The Number And Placement Of School Counselors In The District To The Department Of Education; To Create New Section 37-9-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Department Of Education, In Collaboration With The Department Of Mental Health, To Create A Toolkit To Assist Schools In Implementing Mental-wellness Approaches; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Schools; provide for mental health services providers and mental-wellness training.

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History

DateChamberAction
2022-02-01SenateDied In Committee
2022-01-17SenateReferred To Education

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
37389Amended CodeSee Bill Text
37979Amended CodeSee Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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